[Inpycon] Open spaces & Lightning Talks

Sat Jun 21 20:20:10 CEST 2014

Hello Guys,

@Shrayas - its an extremely cool idea and the idea that is running in my
head right now is people come to Pycon cause of 2 things .

1) They love python
2) People want to figure out why python is cool.

I think we should have things in the open space that will make people get
the idea of power of python.

For example, using Flask you can get a webapp up in 5 mintues.

Things like that will be really really cool.

I can pitch in and volunteer too.

On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 11:36 PM, Shrayas rajagopal <shrayasr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> @Krace:
>
> Yes I agree it wasn't publicised well. We really need to do that this
> time. A blog post about it would be great! I'll try to write something this
> weekend. We can add on as necessary.
>
> I really like the idea about "rejected talk proposers". That makes a lot
> of sense. Some people might have been looking forward to listening but they
> just don't get that opportunity since the talk wasn't selected.
>
> I can take up announcing during the breaks and all.
>
> Actually speaking, the place really doesn't matter. If we have a room that
> is cool else I think that the first floor makes sense. We could just get
> some tables and then people can discuss around them. Personally I feel that
> if we get the idea across and people bite, they will FIND a way to get
> stuff done.
>
> Here is a different take on hackathons/bug smashes: Think about it this
> way: I as the maintainer of an Open source solution will announce saying
> i'm doing a bug bust from so and so time on so and so date and I will do
> it. The others can join if they want to. The idea is still the same from my
> last point, if they want to do something, they will find a way to do it.
>
> @RAJ:
>
> I like the idea of addressing questions like "How do i get started with
> open source" and "How do I document/test". I think for people just getting
> started with python, these things would be really helpful. If we have
> enough people doing their own open source projects, they can share their
> learnings.
>
> @All:
>
> How shall we proceed with this? Are there any other ideas?
>
>
> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 8:15 PM, RAJ Rohit Jalem <rajrohit at iitj.ac.in>
> wrote:
>
>> Yes, totally agree with you sir.
>>
>> A good, healthy discussion on getting started on open source, and some
>> good projects (or even open source organizations) to discuss or glance upon
>> wouldn't need much logistics.
>>
>> But yeah, if we are into organizing a hackathon, or a hands-on on bug
>> squashing, then we need a good amount of logistics to take care. So, this
>> has to be an on-the sot decision (whether to have one, or not), depending
>> upon the rooms availability and some more criterion.
>>
>> But, I guess a good discussion can be possible, with experienced people
>> giving out their views and opinions on some FAQs like:
>>
>> "How do I get started at open source?"
>> "How to identify bugs? and what pre-requisite should I possess for
>> bug-squashing".,  et cetera.
>>
>> I guess there is a proposal in the full about "Document your code",
>> which'd be very helpful in this aspect.
>>
>> SO, we need people who can actually publicize well on social media, and
>> yeah, if we decide quickly on this, somebody can as well send a PR to the
>> website, too.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 7:21 PM, me kracekumar <me at kracekumar.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi
>>>
>>>  Last year I managed open sessions for one day. It was quite well
>>> received. We had good decisions but we didn't publicise well. Following are
>>> my thoughts to improve open sessions
>>>
>>> 1. Publicise in web site, schedule and mailing list.
>>> 2. Announce in social media and send open session notes to all
>>> participants and rejected talk proposers.
>>> 3. Make announcement about open sessions during breaks and have sign
>>> board for open session.
>>>
>>> Last year we decided to have two tracks. This year it is not clear about
>>> number of tracks, it will depend on selected talks. If it is dual track I
>>> think we will get that last room else we may end up in first floor.
>>> Talks for open session & flash talks should be decided on that day only.
>>> If we decide early in mailing list, people who are not in mailing list
>>> don't get enough chance.
>>>
>>> Conducting Hackathon or Bug smash during event days leads to lot of
>>> logistics work and needs lot of volunteer. Having sprints,  hackathon et
>>> all should be on different day from main conference.
>>>
>>> I am all up for helping new people to getting started with open source,
>>> have diverse talks given there are enough volunteers and logistics are
>>> planned ahead.
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 3:48 PM, RAJ Rohit Jalem <rajrohit at iitj.ac.in>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Shrayas,
>>>>
>>>> Yes, we can surely help people get started at Open source and bug
>>>> squashing, with help from other Mozilla contributors and other experienced
>>>> people.
>>>>
>>>> These kind of getting-started sessions would be really helpful for
>>>> people who have some programming experience, and want to gear up for the
>>>> open source experience.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Shrayas rajagopal <shrayasr at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Raj,
>>>>>
>>>>> Will surely contact you if anything comes up from my side.
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you have any points on how to make open spaces more interesting?
>>>>>
>>>>> I see that you're a Mozillian.. Can we do something with that? Have
>>>>> some kind of an activity where people can contribute to Mozilla during the
>>>>> conference? Thoughts?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 3:17 PM, RAJ Rohit Jalem <rajrohit at iitj.ac.in>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Shrayas,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I would love to volunteer.  But, as I stay at Jodhpur, I think I
>>>>>> can't be of any physical help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So, please let me know, if I could be of any help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 3:07 PM, Shrayas rajagopal <
>>>>>> shrayasr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Anand,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I Agree. I think that people should be self motivated. Let us have a
>>>>>>> discussion, based on that I would be able to commit.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> /Shrayas
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 2:56 PM, Anand Chitipothu <
>>>>>>> anandology at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi Shrayas,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It would be awesome to make open spaces more attractive. But
>>>>>>>> problem is we are always short of people to take lead and make things
>>>>>>>> happen. Would you like to volunteer to make openspaces more exciting this
>>>>>>>> time?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Anand
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jun 20, 2014 at 2:12 PM, Shrayas rajagopal <
>>>>>>>> shrayasr at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi All,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I was watching talks from 2014 Pycon and there is a lightning
>>>>>>>>> talk[1] where Greg of the aosabook fame talks about how they want people to
>>>>>>>>> come together in an open space and work on something. I feel that we should
>>>>>>>>> make way from great discussions like those.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Last year, I do remember that we had open spaces but they were
>>>>>>>>> tucked away in some corner of the place and it didn't attract too much
>>>>>>>>> attention (correct me if I am wrong)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What I feel is this time, we should bring more (way more) focus to
>>>>>>>>> Open spaces and Lighting Talks. It is a great way for people to connect, do
>>>>>>>>> things together and learn SO much more.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> What do y'all feel ?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> /Shrayas
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> [1]
>>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSLvERZQSok&list=PLLj6w0Thbv02lEXIDVO46kotA_tv_8_us#t=1311
>>>>>>>>>
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